Key to Tuctoria
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(For a list of species in Tuctoria, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Inflorescence exserted Protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens exserted from corolla).
from upper
leaf Organ arising from a stem, generally composed of a stalk (petiole) and a flat, expanded, green, photosynthetic area (blade); distinguished from a leaflet by the presence in its axil of a bud, branch, thorn, or flower; sometimes with lateral, basal appendages (stipules); either simple (toothed, lobed, or dissected but not divided into leaflets) or compound (divided into leaflets).
sheath A surrounding or partially surrounding, often tubular structure or part of a structure, such as a leaf base in Apiaceae or Poaceae.
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lemma In Poaceae, the lower, generally larger of two sheathing bracts subtending a flower, generally ensheathing the palea (in a sterile lemma, the associated flower and sometimes palea are rudimentary or absent); with the palea and flower, comprising the floret.
tip ±
truncate Abruptly (not gradually) narrower or smaller at base or tip, as if cut straight across or nearly so.
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fruit 2 mm, minutely wrinkled
..... T. greenei 1' Inflorescence partly enclosed by upper leaf sheath; lemma
tapered Gradually (not abruptly) narrower or smaller at base or tip.
gradually, tip sharp-pointed; fruit 3 mm, smooth
..... T. mucronata
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